A study of conditions of "Future city" Invitative

Focusing on 6 cities affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

Abstract

Among cities hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake, 6 cities were selected as the "Future City" by the national government. In this study, we discuss current status of projects in the 6 cities through analyzing the progression status of projects, 6 cities' opinions about the "Future City" Initiative, and present conditions and issues of main projects in each city. It is difficult to evaluate whether projects in each city will contribute to creation of new value suitable for ideas of the Initiative at this stage. The 6 cities are now facing questions of how they create the "Future City" under difficult conditions that there are no national subsidies peculiar to cities selected as the "Future City".